Eagles
| 04/15/25 vs Owen Valley | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Eminence | 29 |
| 04/08/25 vs South Vermillion | 4 |
| 04/03/25 @ North Vermillion | 15 |
The South Putnam Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Cloverdale Clovers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Putnam is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.5 runs per game this season.
South Putnam managed to slip by Owen Valley the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Eagles lost 8-2 to the Patriots on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 29 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Cloverdale came up short against West Vigo on Tuesday, falling 10-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Clovers in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost six in a row.
Cloverdale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Duncan, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. Grayson Grimes also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Cloverdale's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for South Putnam, their defeat was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Putnam has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cloverdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
